CIVILIZATION

Micki McCorkleCHICAGO TRIBUNE

This is in response to the ''Happy Camper'' article printed recently.

I appreciate your printing an article that deals with the experiences of a person traveling on the continent of Africa. I hope it will lead you as newspaper staff to report more of the realities of life on continents other than the one on which we live.

I did not, however, find it appropriate for the writer to say, ''Since returning to civilization . . . '' In using the term civilization in this way, the writer is not acknowledging the cultures, values and people of the civilizations of Africa. In fact, the writer denies the presence of African civilizations.

I hope that in the future all of us will become more aware of the many civilizations on our planet, as we live and connect with people around the globe.